Improvement in hay-loadebs



P. M. REYNOLDS. HAY LOADER Patented July 21, 1868.

F; M. RnYNeLDs, 0F MILEsTRIi ,'Nnw YORK.l

` Lener; Patent No. 80,222, dazed Juzy-21,'186s.

IMPROVEMENT VIN HAY-LOADERS.

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A Be it known'that- I, F. M; REYNOLDS, of Mile Strip, iu the county of Madison, and State of New York, yhave invented a new and improved Loading and Unloading-Device for Wagons; and I d'o hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description" thereof, which will enable others skilled in `the art to make and use -the same, reference` being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the lettersof reference marked thereon This invention relates to a new and improved loading and unloading-device for wagons, land of that class -In which the team, which is attached to the wagon and draws it with its load, is rendered subservient in performing the work of loading and unloading. t I

The object of this'invention is to obtain a device, forthe purpose specified, which will be extremely simple, and, in its application to a `wagon, in 'nowise involve any material alterationin the construction ot' the latter,- and hence be capable of being Vdirectly applied to any ordinary team, truck, or.haywegon'prei'iously used withoutit. Y The characteristic feature of my invention consistsiu a novel construction and arrangement of parts, whereby the driver, by a very simple` manipulation, may transfer at once the-draughtfpower or pull of the team from the wagonI tothe derrick-tackle and brake, the application of the latter to thewagonwheels, simultaneously with 'the application of power to the derrick-tackle, being essential inorder to prevent the wagon from-moving during`the 'operation of loading and unloading.

This invention also consists in a novel construction of 'detail' parts, pertaining tothe derrick and the tackle thereof, and also to the draugbt-pole,.wher'eby theobject of the invention is-fully attained,

In the accompanying sheet of drawings Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my invention applied to a hay-wagon, the line of sectionpassng through the centre. i l 4 Figure 2, an inverted plan of the front part of the same.'

Figures 3 and 4, detached v iews of draught-polespertaining to the same. Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. i A represents a hay-wagon, the principal portion of whichl may be constructed in the usualr manner, and therefore does not require a special description'.

i .At the rear part of the body of the wagon there' is a dei-rick, B, the upright or standard of which passes' through a cross-piece, b', on the rear part of the top of the body, and hasits lowerend steppediin a cross-piece, b, secured to thebottom of the body directly underneath b', (see iig.'1.) The standard or upright is composed of vtwo parts, et aXX, theabuttingiends of which are formed by an oblique cut, as'shown by the dotted line in iig. .l. These two parts, aX aXX, are connected together by a strap-joint or hinge, C, .the pintle of which is at the upper end ofthe oblique cut. Thclower strap ofthe joint or hinge is constructed'in the form of a socken? c, to receive, when the upper part, aXX, of the 'standard is an `upright position, 'the-,lower portion of said part, and thereby` render the standard as iri as possible. 'I i D is Vthe arm of the derrick, secured to the standard by a metal strap, bx, attached to each side of D, and passing around the standard. The nrm D is supported by a har, d,the lower end of which is secured to the I lower end of the upper part,'axx, of thestandard, and some distance below the pintle of vthe joint or hinge C. This supporting-bar is inclinedV from a -vertical line as little as possible, and this, in connection with the oblique abutting ends of the parts a ax et'- the derrick-standard, the sockets c to receive the lower `end ofjaxx, and the attachingr of the lower end ofthe-supportinglbar d to aXX, below the pintle of the joint or hinge C, render the dex-rick stii and firm. The connecting of'tbc arm D to the upright or standard of thederrick bythe metal strap bx, forms a strong attachment withoutl weakening the standard, as would bo the case were the arm fitted to -it by a mortise and tenon.

sam 2 The constructing of the standard of -ths derrick in two pnrts,vconnected by s hinge or joint, is essential, al it admits of the upper part being folded over,to enable the derricl: to pass through barn-doors,

' A high derck or hay-gom 'is A necessity, and heh ha idvh'flge of having them jointedfso as to turn or fold over. Y

shorter den-ick, B', may be used for loading and unloading other articles, such, for instance, as. oiled goods', coal, &c. l Y* This dcrrick is not provided with a jointed or hinged standard, and is considerably shorter than derriclr B. Its arm D is atta'ched tothe standard by a metal strap, cx, precisely like that of the 'arm D of derricl: B. .The arm D', however, is braced or supported differently from the arm 1), a stout wire, dx, being phssed through D near its outer end, and extended around the upper end of the standard. This forms, a very simple, heap," and eiiicient brace. n

Theslrort derricl:v may be fitted-in the centre of tho wagon, as shown in iig. 1,- or at the rear end-'ot' the same, where the jointed derrick is placed.

Ax represents the brakebar of the' hind wheels of the'wagon, and ex 'the shoes at tho endsof said bar. The brake-bar is supported from the rear of the wagon-body by pendants fx, the upper'endsi of which are pivoted to the body; and to the centre of .the brake-bar there is attached a pendant-bar, Bx, which is connected by a-rod, M, to a lever, L, at the front part of the'wagon, and having its fulorum at N.

The front end of lever Lhas a rope, K, which eirtends upward, and is attached to the frame J at the front of the wagon-body.V A

The front brake-bar, Bx, is arranged in the usual `way,and hess curved rod, Cxx, attached, which extends, over the front axle, and has a pendant-lever, G, passing through-it, said lever vbeing connectedto the bolster gx, the connection .forming the fulcrum of the lever, as shown clearly in iig. 1. A sheave, R', is secured tothe 'lowerend of the lever G, through whoh-a rope, Cx, passs.

i This rope is attached tothe bottom of a sheave, R, al: the rear end of a slide, S,- of the draught-pole, and passes througho sheaveBJ, then through sheave R, around a pulley, hx, in the rear brake-bar Ax, and thence extends upward over pulleys U U at the upper part of tho derrick B, as shown clearly in iig. 1

In case the shorter derrick, B', is to be used,the rope Ox may pass around a pulley, z'x, in the pendant= bar Bx, and thence up through an opening in the .lower partof the standard. of derrick'B, and extends upward in a groove inA the rest of the standard to the topv of the derrick, where it passes over the pulleys U U'.

P represents the permanent or xed portion of the draught-pole, which is secured, as usual, by a bolt, p, between 'the hounds F F 'of the front axle.- f i The slide S'ofA the draught-pole is placed under tlie`iixed portion, P, and'has a clip, jx', secured to it near its rear end, a friction-roller, hx, boing in the uppcrpart of the clip, to bear upon P and'reducerfriction; The front I'part of the slide S passes through a clip, lx, provided withfrictiomrollers, itx, at tho front part of P, and

the double-tree is attached to S at the point mx;

In iigs. 3 and 4 modifications ofthe draught-pole are shown. ither form may be used.A They diicr slightlyv 'incontri-lotion, butnotiu principle.

The slide S is connected to Puby a bolt, Q, which passes through P into S,-tho' bolt having a spiral spring,y

W, attached to it, which spring has' a tendency to keep the bolt down inthe slideS.- The bolt Q isA connected, by o rope', I, with rope K. I e

From the above description it will bc seen that when the bolt Q is dow-.nin slide S, and S connected with P, the wagonwill Vbe drawn along asv usual, and when it is desired to raise and. place an article on the wagon, the driver stops the. team until the dcrrick-rope lis attached to 'the article, and then draws up the rope K, which raises the lever L andspplies the rear brake to the hind wheelst A tthc same'timetherope-K is raised theholt Q is raised, in consequence of its rope I being attached to v Kfarnl, the team being started, draws the slido S outward, and the article is raised; The pull of. the team o'n the der rick-rop'e Gx, inl consequence of said rope passing through the' sheave R attached to lever G, causes the fron-t brake to b'o applie'd, and the wagon will therefore bei retained or preventedfroui moving while the dcrrick isin operation.l y

It will` beseen, of course, that the sheaves R' R' perform an important function. They admit of the articlos being raised` and lowered by the derrick a suitable distance, under n moderate length of niovemeut of theV team. The Vincrement of the latter is restricted vwithin certain limits, say six feet; and articles, such, for instance, as hay, would require to be raised eighteenfect when the wagon is nearly loaded. Hence the necessity of having the sheaves,and these may be single or double, as circumstances require.

The rod M- may be connected to the rear bralebar A at di'crent points, as shown at nx, in order tof l regulate the pressure'as required.

Having thus described .my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The slide S of the draught-pole, applied 4to the permanent or lix ed part P thereof, substantially as shown, ,in combination with the bolt Q connected with the cord K of theAbrnke-lcver L, allnrranged to operate in the manner substantiallyus andfor the purpose set forth.

2. The spring W applied to the bolt Q, when said bolt'is'used in connection with the slide S of lthe draught-- pole, and connected with the brakeactuating mechanism', substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the lever vL', adjustable rod M, rope K, pendant-bar Bx, and rear brakcshoe Ax, as herein described, for thepurposc specified.

4. The connecting of the front brake-,barlx to the slide S of the 'draught-pole through the medium ofthe lever G and the tackle-rope Cx, arrangedA in the manner substantially as and for the purpose set forth.4

5. The sheaves R R', in combination with the lover G, sliding pole S, rope Cx, front and rear brake-shoes AX BX, and derriok, whereby the wagon is stopped and the load elevated at one operation, as herein shown and described.

6. Constructing the dei-rick B with n. jointed standard, the two parts aX QXX, each of which have oblique abutting ends, connected by a. strapdainge or joint, provided with a socket, and having the arm D of said derrick connected to the standard by a metal strap, bx, and supported or braced by a. bnr, d, the lower end of which is attcliedrto the'llower end of the upper part, aXX,'of the standard, substantially as shown and described.

' F. REYNOLDS.

Witnesses:

E., R. WHITE, W. S. Coram. 

